Research finds that prolonged exposure to a high-fat diet reduces the quality of sleep in…
Month: July 2012
Reward sensitivity increases food ‘wanting’ following television ‘junk food’ commercials
New research sought to investigate personality traits that make some people more vulnerable to over-eating…
Greater diet-induced obesity in rats consuming sugar solution during the inactive period
New research suggests that not only the amount and type of food eaten but the…
Gastric bypass surgery alters gut microbiota profile along the intestine
New research finds that gastric bypass surgery induces changes in the gut microbiota and peptide…
Subtle goal reminders, known as primes, can offset hedonic effects of food and facilitate health behavior
New research introduces novel cost-effective strategies to facilitate healthy eating among weight-conscious consumers. A number…
New Technology provides a deep view into protein structures
Proteins consist of a sequence of amino acids and have important physiological functions, such as…
Exoplanets subject to meteorological variations
Astronomers have detected meteorological variations in the atmosphere of an exoplanet (a planet outside our…
Engineering technology revealing secrets of Roman coins
Archaeologists and engineers are examining buried Roman coins using the latest X-ray imaging technology. Originally…
Melanoma-promoting gene discovered
Black skin cancer, also known as melanoma, is particularly aggressive and becoming increasingly common in…
Outstanding for the past 15 million years: Swiss Alps have influenced Europe’s climate since the Miocene
Switzerland’s highest peaks in the geologically young central Alps have been this high for quite…